Oldie but a goodie for Johnson

The car Jimmie Johnson's team is bringing to Kansas Speedway this weekend for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race has a long, successful history. Just this year, it has raced four times, won at Atlanta and has yet to finish out of the top five. It was second at the Nextel Cup All-Star Challenge at Lowe's Motor Speedway and third at Michigan International Speedway in August.
Johnson has driven the car since 2005 and it has never finished a race outside the top 10. It won the race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last year.
Johnson could use another good run out of the car.
Johnson got caught up in the late race melee at Dover International Speedway and sputtered to a 14th place finish on Sunday. Still he escaped rather unharmed in the Chase standings. He is in fourth place in the Chase standings and only four points out of first.
“Obviously, with the crazy weekend we had (at Dover) and being four points out of the lead after what we went through, is exciting for us," said Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. "I think Kansas is one of our better tracks. We ran really, really well there last year. Unfortunately, we had a tire problem, which seems to have happened to us here lately. We had a tire problem that kept us from having the finish that we wanted. But we led a lot. I think we led the most laps, so we’re excited. I’m excited and looking forward to getting to Kansas.”